Politics & Crime Politickin’ With John Brown: 2008’s Most Corrupt Politicians

In his weekly column, rapper John Brown'the self-proclaimed “King Of Da Burbz”'will be offering his insight into politics and current events to the Complex readers. Check out “Politickin With John Brown” every Thursday.

Look, it’s only corruption if you get caught. If we threw every politician in the bing for pay-for-play tactics, we’d have no government! How is a Joe the Plumber supposed to financially compete with a Mike Bloomberg if there’s no money-for-favors options?! Sheesh. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. With that said, there’s clearly an art to avoiding the wrath of prosecution and I gotta give it up to the slime balls that stay low-pro. So lets reflect on some of the most high-profile corruption suspects of ‘08 that couldn’t stay off the paydar….